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Zubrei wrote: ↑23 Jan 2018, 15:17 The IBF have a valid point. The others let the belt holders get away with all kinds of rubbish, if you are savvy and take the IBF route the champion has to face you. I actually like what the IBF do.

KiwiRider wrote: ↑23 Jan 2018, 15:20

Zubrei wrote: ↑23 Jan 2018, 15:17 The IBF have a valid point. The others let the belt holders get away with all kinds of rubbish, if you are savvy and take the IBF route the champion has to face you. I actually like what the IBF do.

while they aren't always consistent they are miles better than some other belt makers.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑23 Jan 2018, 17:19

KiwiRider wrote: ↑23 Jan 2018, 15:20

Zubrei wrote: ↑23 Jan 2018, 15:17 The IBF have a valid point. The others let the belt holders get away with all kinds of rubbish, if you are savvy and take the IBF route the champion has to face you. I actually like what the IBF do.

while they aren't always consistent they are miles better than some other belt makers.

The only downside is they don't rank good fighters..
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Yeah and its a bit of a merry go round in some divisions

jamamb wrote: ↑24 Jan 2018, 08:58

1. NOT RATED
2. NOT RATED
3. Carlos Ocampo (26)
4. Konstantin Ponomarev (17)
5. Lamont Peterson (9)
6. Bradley Skeete (23)
7. Qudratillo Abduqaxorov (10)
8. Keita Obara (33...absolutely destroyed a few matches ago by troyanovsy at 140)
9. Mohamed Mimoune (rated at 140)
10. Rashidi Ellis (59)
11. Ray Robinson (53)
12. Zhankhozh Turarov (60)
13. Carlos Molina (41)
14. Yordenis Ugas (25)
15. Laszlo Toth (40)

jamamb wrote: ↑26 Feb 2018, 08:05 is 85-15 a rather steep split or do the other titles have around that too

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑23 Jan 2018, 13:35 Spence has been ordered to make his mandatory title defense against unbeaten, but virtually unknown, up-and-comer Carlos Ocampo.

Errol Spence Jr., who defended his welterweight title Saturday night against Lamont Peterson, has his sights set on a unification showdown with Keith Thurman later this year.
Spence has been ordered to make his mandatory title defense against unbeaten, but virtually unknown, up-and-comer Carlos Ocampo.

Spence did not have long to savor the resounding victory. After spending most of his postfight news conference talking about his desire for a major fight and to unify titles against Thurman later in the year -- a nod to Thurman's desire for an April tuneup after being out of action for a year because of elbow surgery -- Spence was ordered on Monday to fight Ocampo next.

The International Boxing Federation sent Spence a letter, via promoter Tom Brown's TGB Promotions, ordering the bout. The letter pointed out that Spence's fight with Peterson was an exception to a mandatory defense that was approved with the condition that the winner of Saturday's fight must next face the leading available contender.

With the No. 1 and No. 2 positions in the IBF welterweight rankings vacant (because no elimination bout had taken place to fill either slot), No. 3 Ocampo is the leading available contender and, thus, Spence was ordered to fight him next.

The IBF ordered Brown and Ocampo promoter Zanfer Promotions to begin negotiations immediately. If the sides do not make a deal by Feb. 22, a purse bid will be ordered to determine promotional control of the bout.

In the event of a purse bid, Spence would be entitled to 85 percent of the winning bid, and Ocampo would get the remaining 15 percent, a smaller figure than had he fought an eliminator to become No. 1 or No. 2.

Ocampo (22-0, 13 KOs), of Mexico, has yet to face any top opponents, but many consider him an excellent prospect. His most notable victory came in November 2015 when he outpointed onetime prospect Jorge Paez Jr.

Stuarty wrote: ↑23 Jan 2018, 17:59 Never beaten anyone of any note and has never fought outside of Mexico. I haven't seen the guy box but on paper it should be a straight forward win for Spence. Some of the rankings from these governing bodies leave me fuckin befuddled!